A cheetah spots a gazelle 300 meters away. The cheetah begins to chase the gazelle at a rate of 18 meters per second at the same time the gazelle begins to run away at a rate of 16 meters per second. What would the equation be that represents the time, t, for the cheetah to reach the gazelle?

it will take 2 minute 30 seconds

Step-by-step explanation:

Cheeta dа ta:

rate = 18 m/s; time = t seconds; distance = rt = 18t meters

Gazelle dа ta:

rate = 16 m/s; time = t seconds; distance = rt = 16t meters

Equation:

gazelle + 300 meters = cheetah

16t + 300 = 18t

2t = 300

t = 150 seconds (time for the cheetah to catch the gazelle)